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Acting

Dan O'Herlihy

Titles
60movies54TV shows
Career

Active from 1948 to 1993, busiest in 1952 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fail Safe
Fail Safe
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Dan O'Herlihy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Cold War Espionage 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Classic Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110

1990s

6 titles Β· average score 63

as Joe Kennedy

TV show Β· as Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt

TV show Β· as Grant Walker (voice)

as The Old Man

TV show Β· as Andrew Packard

1980s

16 titles Β· average score 68

as The Old Man

as Mr. Browne

TV show Β· as Vernon Kepler

TV show Β· as Randall Payne

TV show Β· as Professor John Tyler

TV show Β· as Denton Langley / Alexander Preston

TV show Β· as Charles Wellington

as Albrecht Von Drachenfels

as The Director

All 16 titles from the 1980s

1970s

22 titles Β· average score 60

TV show Β· as Dr. Ravashol

as Father Kemschler

as Colonel Edward Stryker

TV show Β· as Freddie Brander

as Fergus Stephenson

TV show Β· as David Shawcross

as Sol Diemus

as Marshal Michel Ney

All 22 titles from the 1970s

1960s

29 titles Β· average score 60

as Steven Grimes

TV show Β· as Harry Wells

TV show Β· as Arthur Justin

TV show Β· as Jack Cole

TV show Β· as David Wyncop

as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black

TV show Β· as Dr. Sardius McPheeters

TV show Β· as Simon Carter

as Sir Harry Ivers

All 29 titles from the 1960s

1950s

32 titles Β· average score 61

as Judge Millard Isham

as Robinson Crusoe

as Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)

All 32 titles from the 1950s

1940s

5 titles Β· average score 66